Leather-channeling tool



4 against the critter B, as' shown.

l UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE,

,ELLIOTT ii. CRANE, OF JONESVILLE, MICHIGAN.

' LEATHER-CHANNELING TQDL.'

Specification forming part of Letters Iatent N0..45.978, dated January 24, 1865.

To all whom, it may concern.'

lle it known that I, ELLIOTT H. CRANE, of doncsville, in the county of Hillsdale and State of Michigan, have invented a new and Improved Leather-Channeling Tool; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to maken and use the same, reference bein g had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming part of this speciiication, in which*- Figure l is a plan view of' my invention; Fig. 2, a side sectional elevation of the same Fig. 3, a reversed plan view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate likel p irts.

The object of this improvement is toiacilitate the cutting of V shaped channels' upon the edges ot harnessstraps, boot andvshoe i i tudinal adjustment uponthe shank A. The

cutter B is supported within an inclined slot, b, in the block C, as shown, the cutter being held in any desired position Within its slot Ab by mea-ns of the set-screw D, which passes down through the block G until it presses The longitudinal adjustment of the cutter l and its block C is adjusted bymeans, of a set-screw, E, which passes from the under side et' the shank A up through a slot therein,

c, into the block C. By loosening 'the screw E the block C may be set either forward or back, thus carrying the end oF the cutter B out from the end ot' the shank A, or drawing it nearer to said shank, as desired. By this longitudinal adjustment of the block C by means of screw E, and thevertical adjustment of the cutter B by means of screw D, the size of the channel to be cut may be readily governed.

The vertical cutting of' the leather is accomplished by meansof a cutter, F, which moves longitudinally upon the face of the shank A, v

heilig secured and adjusted thereon by means of the screw E, the rear part of the cutter F being longitudinally slotted at f to permit longitudinal adjustment. .lhe screw E thusv serves to adjust both the -cutter F.and.the block C.

The edge ot' the cutter Fis intended to proj' ject longitudinally beyond the end of the Shank A far enough to meel or pass the point v cutters willact is effected by means of a gage,

G, the rear end'of which is hinged or -pivoted at gto the shank A. The front end ot'- the gage G is bent in hook form, so as to project over the extremity of the shaulc A. rIhe outer end of the gage (if is also slottedat h, ,to

permit it to pass over the block C, as shown.

`The gage G is adjusted to 0r fromrthe4 shank'A by means of a set-screw, E, which passes through the shankA. The extremity h of the screw H serves asa pin, z', within the slotf 'of the cutter F, to prevent lateral displacement thereof. Between the gage Gr and the shank A there-is. a spring, I, which throws the gage G outward when its screw His relaxed. j.

'Ihe pivoted end of the gage G serves as a bearer or guide, which is pressed against the edge ofthe leather. j

vBy adjusting the gage (l more or less over the end of the shankA the distance from the edge of the leather at which the cutters act may be regulated at will. l

The combined action of the gage and cutters will be readily understood .by reference to Fig. 4, in which `the red lines indicate a leather strap the surface of which is being` channeled.

I do not confine myself to the exact construction of parts here-shown.

Having'thus described myiuv'ention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination of the adjust-able gage l 4. The combination of the gagel G with G with the shank A, substantially in the manl ner herein shown and described. stantially in the manner hereinv shown and 2. rEhe combination 'of the block C and eutdescribed. ter B with the shank A, substantially as herein shown and described. r

3. The combination of the cutter F with Vitnesses: the cutter B, block G, and shank A, snbstan- ENEAS SMITH, K tially as herein shown and described. ANDREW l?. HOGARTH.

'ELLIOTT H. CRANE..

the bloekO, cutters B F, and shank A, sub-- 

